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Algeria Fires Fanned By Winds, Extreme Heat Kill Over 30 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The Interior Ministry also noted that over 20 people were left injured as the fires raged through residential areas.
It was gathered that the fire started at Grouma on the Tablat-side, and it spread through Beni Malah and in the end it arrived at Bourebach, burning everything in its path. Some people lost everything.
The country had recorded 97 blazes across 16 provinces, fanned by strong winds as temperatures hit 48 degrees Celsius, 118 Fahrenheit in parts of the nation.
The Interior Ministry said 7,500 firefighters and 350 fire trucks were mobilised to fight the blazes, aided by aerial fire-fighting support.


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Algeria: Group Urges Bouteflika To Step Down, Warns Army Against Interference - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 19, 2019
A new Algerian group,National Coordination for Change headed by political leaders, oppositionfigures, and activists has urged President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down onApril 28 when his term ends.
In a statement titled:“Platform of Change’’, the group also urged the army not to interfere in thecountry’s politics.
The group’s push forthe government to resign is coming after more than three weeks of massdemonstrations against Bouteflika’s 20-year rule. It said there is an urgentneed to make radical changes of the system in place with new personnel.
Algerian authoritieshave always been able to manipulate a weak opposition.
But new influentialopponents have emerged from growing protests that peaked on Friday, withhundreds of thousands of people on the streets of Algiers.

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Algeria: Officially Last Day For Temporary Leader - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 9, 2019
Themandate of Algeria’s interim President Abdelkader Bensalah runs out todayTuesday, but he says he’ll carry on until elections are held.
ManyAlgerians however view him as being too close to the former leader AbdelazizBouteflika, who was forced to give up power in April after weeks of protests.
Electionsfor a new president have been postponed because of continued protests andlogistical difficulties.
AssociateProfessor of Political Science at St John’s University in New York, AzzedineLayachi said that a caretaker government could break the deadlock.

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Algeria: Police Clash With Striking Judges In Oran - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 4, 2019
Algerian riot police clashed withjudges participating in a nationwide strike in the north-western port city ofOran.
The judges are seeking for theindependence of the judiciary after an unprecedented mass reshuffle by thejustice ministry in October that affected thousands of judges.
Police were called to the court wherethe protesting judges had attempted to disrupt a swearing-in session for theirpro-government colleagues, TSA said.
Prominent journalist Khaled Drarenishared photos and a video of the clashes on Twitter.
The National Lawyers’ Union hasdenounced the use of violence during the incident, calling it “a seriousattack on the sovereignty of the judiciary”, privately owned websiteAlgerie 1 reported.
The nationwide strike started lastmonth following the state-controlled overhaul of the judiciary, a body expectedto oversee elections next month.
Presidential elections have beencalled for 12 December, but protesters are continuing to demand politicalreform in the country following the removal of long-time leader AbdelazizBouteflika in April.

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Algeria: Police Fired Tear Gas At Protesters - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 29, 2019
Algerianpolice fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse crowds on Friday afterprotesters calling for the resignation of President Abdel Aziz Bouteflikahurled stones at them.
Thousandsare gathering for the sixth successive Friday of mass anti-government protests.
Earlierthis week an army general, Luitenant General Ahmed Gaed Salah, called for theposition of president to made vacant.
Butopposition parties in Algeria said it would not guarantee free elections.
OnFriday, riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds in thecentre of the capital Algiers.
Therenewed calls for regime change come just days after Luitenant General AhmedGaed Salah demanded that Mr Bouteflika be declared unfit to rule.
Demonstrationsagainst Bouteflika began last month after the president, who has seldom beenseen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013, announced that he would standfor another term.


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Algeria: President Bouteflika Drops Bid For Fifth Term - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2019
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has postponed the 18April presidential elections and said he will not seek a fifth term in office.
President Bouteflika’s candidacy had provoked mass protestsacross Algeria over the past few weeks. He has led Algeria for 20 years but hasbeen rarely seen in public since he suffered a stroke in 2013.
A statement in Bouteflika’s name said no new date for theelection was set but a cabinet reshuffle is expected to happen soon.
There was no suggestion in the announcement that thepresident intends to step down before a rescheduled election.
Meanwhile, Algeria’s Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia announcedhis resignation and was replaced by Interior Minister Noureddine Bedoui, whohas been tasked with forming a new government.


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Algeria: Pressure Mounts On Ailing Bouteflika, As Lawyers Protest - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 7, 2019
Hundredsof Lawyers marched in the Algerian capital Algiers on Thursday in the latestprotest against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decision to seek afifth term in office.
TheNorth African country has been rocked by massive demonstrations against the82-year-old president since he announced in February his intention to run for anew term.
Bouteflikahas been in power since 1999.
Cladin black robes, the lawyers gathered outside the Constitutional Council, acommission in charge of handling potential contenders’ candidacy for the April18, presidential polls.
Bouteflikasuffered a stroke in 2013 and is rarely seen in public.
Hetravelled to Geneva on Feb. 24, for medical check-ups, and it is not clear ifhe has since returned to the country.
Bouteflika’sfitness for staying in power has been an open question since he stood for the2014 presidential vote, which he won.
Heconfirmed his bid for a new term on Sunday, promising massive reforms and toleave the post early if re-elected.

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Algeria: Protesters Demand Presidential Vote Delay - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 25, 2019
Thousands of Algerians demonstrated in the capital Algiers, demanding a delay to the country’s presidential election in renewed anti-government protests.
Last month, long-time President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned after weeks of nationwide protests and under pressure from the powerful military.
Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah, appointed by the parliament to lead a transitional period, has set presidential polls for July 4th.
But protesters packed the centre of the capital Algiers for the 14th week in a row, calling for Bensalah and other key Bouteflika-era officials, including Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui, to step down before the elections are held.
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Algeria: Protests Against Boutefika’s Running For Fifth Term - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 27, 2019
Students in Algeria have taken to the streets toprotest against President Abdelaziz Boutefika’s bid for a fifth term in office.
Pictures on social media showed rallies in severaluniversities throughout the country with students chanting slogans againstBouteflika running for the presidential election due to be held on 18 April.
He uses a wheelchair and rarely appears in publicsince he suffered a stroke in 2013.Lawyers organised a sit in in central Algiers toexpress their support to the 22 February demonstrations against Bouteflika’s electionbid and to freedom of expression in the country.

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Algeria Protests: President Confirms Fresh Poll Bid Despite Rallies - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 2, 2019
Algeria’s veteranPresident Abdelaziz Bouteflika has defied protesters by confirming he will runagain – but says he will not serve a full term.
In a letter he said ifhe won April’s vote he would oversee a national dialogue leading to freshelections that he would not contest.
His decision to seek afifth term in office sparked nationwide protests.
Bouteflika, 82, hasrarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013.
Sunday saw newprotests as a midnight deadline loomed for candidates to register. By nightfallyoung people were again marching in the capital Algiers despite the president’soffer.


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Algeria Sends Ambassador Back To Paris - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 27, 2023
The North African state withdrew the ambassador on 8 February after France allowed journalist Amira Bouraoui into the country even though she was being pursued by the Algerian judiciary. According to the Algerians, the role of French diplomats in smuggling her out through Tunisia was a violation of Algerian sovereignty.
The government in Algiers believes that France is keen to maintain relations with Algeria so as not to lose the Algerian market and an interlocutor in the Sahel region, which is coming more under the influence of Russia and China.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told Al Jazeera two days ago that he spoke with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to confirm the return of the ambassador. The crisis, he added to the TV network, confirmed the fluctuation of bilateral relations.
French diplomats have worked hard to restore relations with Algeria, and may have made concessions and promises. Macron wants to be the French president who transforms relations with a strategic country like Algeria from “thorny” to “stable”.

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All Africa Games: Foreign Affairs, NAPTIP Set To Scrutinize Nigeria’s 750 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 5, 2019
As Nigerian wrestlers get ready for the All African Games, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person NAPTIP will tomorrow Monday scrutinize the list before it could be sent to the Moroccan Embassy in Abuja for the entry visas to be processed and this might take days as the Games are billed to open on August 16.
Read: NAPTIP To Establish Task Forces
It was gathered thatthe Moroccan Embassy have insisted that every name on the list must have toappear in person before they could be issued visas.
On the other hand,NATIP is moving in to ascertain who is an athlete, coach, sports officials,journalists and other essential staff.

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All Africa Games Qualifiers: Nigeria Men’s Volleyball Team Departs For Abidjan - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 17, 2019
The Nigeria men’s volleyball team departed thecountry to Abidjan for the 2019 All Africa Games qualifiers.
An 18-member team led by Nigeria Police Forceplayer, Daniel Nathaniel who doubles as the captain left Abuja for Côted’Ivoire.
The President of Nigerian Olympics Committee andExecutive member of International Olympic Committee, IOC Habu Gumel who was atthe Abuja National stadium to see off the team charged the players to qualifyfor the All Africa Games.
The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation MusaNimrod also said he believes Nigeria can qualify for the 2019 All Africa Gamesin Morocco.
The Zone three Men’s All Africa Games Qualifiersfrom 17th to 25th  May, in Côte d’Ivoire.


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All African Countries Are Corrupt, Says Osinbajo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 11, 2019
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has insisted that onlya few countries in the world can claim to have a low level of corruption, butthat none is in Africa.
Osinbajo spoke yesterday in Abuja at the launch ofthe FLAG’IT App by the Akin Fadeyi Foundation.
Represented by the Special Adviser to the Presidenton Rule of Law, Office of the Vice President, Fatima Waziri-Azi, the vicepresident explained, “The 2019 Global Corruption Barometer on African citizens’views and experiences of corruption highlights that while most of the people surveyedin 35 countries felt that corruption had increased in their country, a majorityequally felt that they, as citizens, could make a difference in the fightagainst corruption.
According to him, there was a consensus thatcorruption and illicit financial flows out of Africa relentlessly delaydevelopment, worsen practically all human development indices and trap themajority of her people, especially the most vulnerable, in misery and poverty.

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All African Games: Our Plan Is To Win Many Medals, Says Igali - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
June 27, 2019
The president, Nigeria Wrestling Federation Daniel Igali, says the federation plans to be one of the highest medal winning teams at the impending 12 All African Games in Rabat, Morocco.
Igali made the remark at the opening ceremony of the 3rd edition of the Gov. Dickson National Wrestling Classics, holding at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa, Bayelsa.
Igali added that being a pre-Olympic year, the tournament promises to be one of the most important for participating athletes and officials.
The Olympian added that the Nigeria Wrestling Federation is determined to be one of the highest medal-winning teams at the All African Games scheduled to hold in August.
He added that at consecutive Continental Championships and multi-sport international engagements such as the All African Games and the Commonwealth Games, Wrestling has been one of the highest medal winning sports for Nigeria.
The 12th All African Games is scheduled to hold from August 19 to August 31, 2019.


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All Set For Anambra Governorship Election, Says INEC Chairman - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 28, 2021
He said this at a meeting with the Joint National Assembly Committee INEC and Electoral Matters to engage with the commission over the forthcoming election in Abuja on Wednesday.
On the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards in Anambra, he said, they have a little over 81,000 valid registrants.
In his remarks, Chairman of the Joint Committee, Kabiru Gaya, while noting the effort of security agencies said their effort and commitment to the protection of the lives and property of Nigerians was priceless and highly appreciated.

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Allegations: NJC Constitutes Five-Man Panel To Investigate Onnoghen, Tanko Muhammad - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
February 13, 2019
The National Judicial Council has constituted a five-man panel to investigate the allegations levelled against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Onnoghen, and the acting CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad.
The panel is to be headed by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice S.A Akintan.
NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, said in a statement that the council took the decision after accepting “the result of the preliminary assessment of the petitions” written against the duo.
He said the council considered the “petitions to be worthy of further investigation and should not be terminated under Rule 17 of the Judicial Discipline Regulations of the Council

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Allegations Of Corruption: Justice Salami Panel To Submit Report On Magu To President Buhari On Friday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 19, 2020
The panel headed by a retired justice and President of the Appeal Court, Ayo Salami, was inaugurated by Buhari in July to deliver on the assignment with a period of 45 days but that timeframe was extended further after the panel requested more time.
However, after over three months, the panel will finally submit its report to the President on Friday.
Attorney-General of the Federation and main accuser of Magu, Abubakar Malami, had in a series of letters to President Buhari accused Magu of financial misappropriation, acquiring a property in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and failing to protect the interest of Nigeria in the $9.6bn Process and Industrial Developments Limited case in a London court.
Relying on the report, President Buhari suspended Magu in July after which he was arrested and put in detention for several days before his release on bail.

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Allegations: PDP Warned APC Over Destruction Of Billboards - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 20, 2020
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter, has warned leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against accusing its members of destroying the campaign billboards and posters of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Edo PDP, on Sunday at a news conference in Benin by its Publicity Secretary, Chris Nehikhare, told APC members to look inward over the destruction of the campaign billboards and posters.
It said: “PDP or Edo State Government has no hand in the destruction of billboards and posters of APC and its governorship candidate. We condemn the act.
“We advise APC members to look inward, as it is common knowledge that APC is seriously divided, populated by thugs and brigands in the many factions that exist within it.
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“Edo people have not forgotten how APC members resorted to bombing one another’s homes, as they battled for their governorship ticket. Edo people have also not forgotten the treachery, blackmail, threats and counter-threats employed to arrive at their predetermined governorship candidate.
“The quality of the messages on Edo APC’s billboards and posters exposes the party as empty and having nothing to offer or motivate people of the state.”


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Alleged ₦19.4bn Fraud: Arraignment Of Sirika, Brother Stalled. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 15, 2024
Counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Oluwaleke Atolagbe, informed the presiding judge, Justice Suleiman Belgore, that the ex-minister and his brother have also not been served with the charge in the case.
He, therefore, prayed for an adjournment, which was granted by the judge.
Justice Belgore subsequently fixed Thursday May 23, 2024 for arraignment.
The EFCC is prosecuting the former minister and his brother this time, on eight counts to the tune of ₦19.4bn.

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Alleged ₦84bn Fraud: Judge Orders EFCC To Serve Charge On Yahaya Bello’s Lawyer. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 25, 2024
This follows the absence of Bello in court for his arraignment on Tuesday.
He was absent from court for his arraignment on a 19-count charge of alleged money laundering to the tune of ₦84bn.
The judge relied on section 384 sub sections for 4 and 5 of the Administrative and Criminal Justice Act 2015, directing the counsel to the immediate past governor, to receive a copy of the charge.
The court held that where it had become impossible to effect personal service of a legal process on a defendant, such could be done through substituted means.


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Alleged $1. 2bn Malabu Oil Scam: Court Grants EFCC 14 Days Detention Order On Adoke - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 20, 2019
An Abuja High Court has granted the application of theEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to detain formerAttorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke for fourteen days.
Adoke was picked up by the INTERPOL on his arrival fromDubai at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and handed over tothe EFCC.
Justice Othman Musa granted the order after EFCC brought amotion ex-parte,  through its counsel  Fatima Mustapha, seeking tohold the former minister in its custody for 14 days to enable the agencyconclude its investigation over corruption allegations.
EFCC had in 2017 filed charges against Shell NigeriaExploration Production Company Limited and 10 others, including Adoke andNigeria Agip Exploration Limited.
The anti-graft agency, in the suit, accused the defendantsof fraudulently allocating the Oil Prospecting Licence 245, otherwise known asMalabu Oil. It also accused of other forms of offences to the tune of about one-point-twobillion dollars, forgery of bank documents, bribery and corruption.

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Alleged 4.7 Billion Naira Fraud: Senate Tackles Uniabuja, Unilorin, Futa, Others. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 16, 2023
The institutions are the University of Abuja; the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta; the University of Ilorin; the Federal University of Technology, Akure among others.
The Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation had indicted the universities in 2016 and 2017 reports which were submitted to the Senate committee for consideration.
It said the University of Abuja generated 2.4billion naira internally in 2016 and 2017 but failed to remit 603million naira as 25 percent of the IGR.
It said the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi awarded various contracts amounting to 509million naira without following due process.
The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta, was indicted for crafty varying upward, contact for water supply and distribution network from 81.6 million naira to 154million naira.
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Alleged $8.4m Fraud: Court Orders Arrest of NFF President, Pinnick. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 1, 2019
TheFederal High Court in Abuja on Monday issued a bench warrant for the arrest ofthe President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick and four other officialsof the football body.
JusticeIjeoma Ojukwu issued the order of arrest following the refusal of Pinnick andothers to appear in court to answer to the charges of misappropriation of fundsbelonging to NFF.
Apartfrom Pinnick, other defendants whose arrests were ordered by the judge include,NFF Secretary, Sunusi Mohammed; the 1st Vice-President, Seyi Akinwumi; the 2ndVice-President, Shehu Dikko and an Executive member, Yusuff Fresh.
Likein the previous proceedings, all the defendants were absent from the court onMonday.
TheMonday’s development prompted the prosecuting lawyer, Celcius Ukpong, to orallyapply for their arrest, a request the judge granted.
TheFederal Government had through the Special Presidential Investigation Panel onthe Recovery of Public Property, filed 17 counts, before the court, in which itaccused the NFF officials of alleged misappropriation of $8,400,000 belongingto the football body.


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Alleged $8.4m, N4b Fraud: Court Frowns At NFF Officials For Refusing To Appear - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 26, 2019
A Federal High Court in Abuja onThursday frowned at the refusal of four officials of the Nigeria FootballFederal, NFF to appear in court over alleged 8.4 million dollars and N4 billionfraud cases.
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had on July 1,issued a warrant of arrest for the four men following their repeated refusal toappear in court to answer to the fraud case charges against them.
The Federal Government had throughthe Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Propertycharged them over alleged misappropriation of the sums of 8.4 million dollarsand N4 billion belonging to the NFF.
The five officials are NFFPresident, Amaju Pinnick’s, NFF Secretary, Sunusi Mohammed; the 1stVice-President, Seyi Akinwumi; the 2nd Vice-President, Shehu Dikko and anExecutive member, Yusuff Fresh, as the 1st to 5th respondents respectively.
Pinnick was exempted from theordered arrest due to his official roles as a member of the Confederation ofAfrican Football’s organising committee at the African Cup of Nation in Egypt.
Justice Ojukwu adjourned the matterto October 5 for arraignment and ordered that all affected parties be in court.

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Alleged Age Falsification: Acting CJN Knows Fate May 31st - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 25, 2019
An Abuja High Court has fixed May 31st to deliverjudgment in a suit filed by a businessman, Tochi Michael, against the ActingChief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, over alleged agefalsification.
The plaintiff had told the Court that the acting CJNdeliberately falsified his date of birth from December 31st, 1950 as containedin all his official records, including that of WAEC, to December 31st, 1953upon his appointment as a judicial officer.
Among reliefs sought, the plaintiff asked the courtfor an order directing the Inspector-General of Police, IGP to prosecute theacting CJN for the offence of perjury and any further order which the court maydeem fit.
At the continued hearing on Friday, JusticeMuhammad’s counsel, Sam Ologunorisa, SAN informed the court that like ithappened at the last sitting, the plaintiff has failed to come before the courtto prove its case.
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Alleged Blasphemy: Police Arrest 15 Suspects Linked To Abuja Killing - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 6, 2022
Usman, a 30-year-old resident in the Lugbe area of Abuja, was stoned to death and burnt by a mob over an alleged blasphemous comment against the Prophet of Islam and Allah, in the Lugbe area of the country’s capital city.
The FCT Police Command, in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, announced the arrest and detention of some suspects in connection to the killing.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Babaji Sunday, also assured that the Command would get to the root of the matter and bring all the perpetrators to book.


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Alleged Breach Of Broadcasting Code: Court Nullifies FG’s License Suspension On AIT, Raypower - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 7, 2019
TheJustice Inyang Ekwo-led Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has, Friday,nullified the suspension of operating license of Daar Communications PLC,operator of AIT and Ray Power.
TheNational Broadcasting Commission, NBC, had, Thursday, suspended the operatinglicense of the Daar Communications PLC, operator of AIT and Ray Power overalleged breach of the NBC’s broadcasting code.
JusticeInyang Ekwo, while delivering the order, gave the federal government and NBCtill May 30, 2019 to revert the ban on Daar Communications PLC.
JusticeEkwo had ordered the National Broadcasting Commission, the Federal Ministry ofInformation and Culture and the Attorney General of the Federation to appearbefore the court on Thursday, June 13 to show cause why the motion on notice byDaar Communications PLC, challenging the ban should not be granted.
Recallthat while announcing the ban on Daar Communications in Abuja on Thursday, theDirector General of the NBC, Modibbo Kawu had said that the decision was basedon the violation of the broadcasting code by the stations.


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Alleged Certificate Forgery: Court Stops NYSC From Issuing Disclaimers On Enugu Gov-Elect. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 16, 2023
Justice Inyang Ekwo on Monday ruled that the corps should no longer publish the disclaimers to the effect that the NYSC certificate number A.808297 dated June 6, 2003 issued to Barrister Mbah Peter Ndubuisi in accordance with Section 11 of the National Youth Service Corps Decree was not issued by the corps pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.
Mbah’s lawyer brought the application asking the court to determine the substantive issues of law and facts which disclosed reasonable cause of action against the NYSC and the Director of Corps Certification, Ibrahim Muhammad. The case has been adjourned to May 22.


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Alleged Certificate Fraud: Appeal Court Gives Buhari 5 Days To Respond - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 25, 2019
An Abuja Court of Appeal has ordered President MuhammaduBuhari to respond within five days to the appeal filed against hisqualification for the 2019 presidential election.
The Court also ordered the All Progressives Congress, APCand the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to within five daysrespond to all issues raised on the educational qualification of the presidentin the election.
Justice Datti Yayaya who issued the order, also directedthat Buhari’s counsel, Abdullahi Abubakar, to within the period file necessaryprocesses in relation to the appeal.
The appeal was filed by Agu Kalu, Labaran Ismail andHassy El-Kuris.
The decision of the Appellate Court was sequel to amotion on notice, filed by counsel to the appellants, Uchenna Ndubuisi.
Ndubuisi prayed the Court of Appeal in the motion, toabridge within which Buhari, APC and INEC will join issues with the appellantson the certificate suit.
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Alleged Cocaine Deal: NDLEA Files 8-Count Charge Against DCP Abba Kyari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 3, 2022
The other defendants in the charge include Sunday J. Ubia, Bawa James,
Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu, who were members of the Police
Intelligence Response Team, IRT, which Kyari headed.
Others are Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne,
two alleged drug traffickers that were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam
International Airport, Enugu.
In the charge filed by NDLEA before a Federal High Court in Abuja, the
agency accused Kyari and the four other Police officers of conspiracy,
obstruction and dealing in cocaine worth 17.55 kilograms.
It also alleged that Kyari and his men unlawfully tampered with 21.25kg
worth of cocaine.
Umeibe and Ezenwanne were accused of conspiring with others at large
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Alleged Conspiracy And Stealing: EFCC Arraigns Two Bankers For N20m Theft. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 7, 2023
The commission also arraigned two others – Ahmed Bashir and Abdulhakim Musa for working with the duo in 2020.
According to the commission, the defendants allegedly conspired among themselves to produce an ATM card in the name of one Alhaji Sani Muntari.
They used the same to steal the sum of twenty million naira from his bank.
However, all the defendants pleaded not guilty.
After listening to the submissions of all the parties’ involved, Justice Amobeda agreed with the prosecution that bail applications should be made formally as the court is a court of record.
He subsequently remanded the defendant and adjourned the matter till June 26, 2023, for hearing of bail applications and commencement of trial.


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Alleged Conspiracy And Stealing: EFCC Arraigns Two Bankers For N20m Theft - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 7, 2023
The commission also arraigned two others – Ahmed Bashir and Abdulhakim Musa for working with the duo in 2020.
According to the commission, the defendants allegedly conspired among themselves to produce an ATM card in the name of one Alhaji Sani Muntari.
They used the same to steal the sum of twenty million naira from his bank.
However, all the defendants pleaded not guilty.
After listening to the submissions of all the parties’ involved, Justice Amobeda agreed with the prosecution that bail applications should be made formally as the court is a court of record.
He subsequently remanded the defendant and adjourned the matter till June 26, 2023, for hearing of bail applications and commencement of trial.


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Alleged Constitutional Breach: Labour Party National Secretariat Overrules Okupe, Others Suspension - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 2, 2022
This was disclosed in Abuja on Friday by the National Secretary
of the party, Umar-Farouk Ibrahim.
He said the leadership of the party was shocked at the
suspension by the Ogun chapter, as it was without due process.
He further added that the National Working Committee of the
party is going to take appropriate disciplinary action against the
perpetrators of the so-called suspensions.

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Alleged Corruption Cases: EFCC Raises Team To Quiz Amosun, Okorocha, Yari As Immunity Ends - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 31, 2019
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has setup teams to probe some governors accused of perpetrating acts of corruption aheadof May 29handover date to newly-elected states helmsmen,.
At least 12 states will have new governors on May 29after the tenure of the current ones would have ended.
The states that will have new chief executivesinclude Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Imo, Kwara, Nasarawa, Yobe, Borno, Adamawa, Bauchi,Gombe, Zamfara.
Of the 12 states, however, four governors have beenaccused of corruption.
They include Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State; KwaraState Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed; the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forumand Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari; and Ogun State Governor,Ibikunle Amosun.
Okorocha, who has been suspended by the AllProgressives Congress, has been accused of diverting over 1 billion naira meantfor the campaign of his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, who contested on the platformof the Action Alliance.


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Alleged Corruption: FG Probe Panel Recommends NHIS Boss Sacking, Board’s Dissolution - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 16, 2019
The probe panel set up by the Federal Government to investigate the crisis in the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS has recommended immediate sack of the agency’s Executive Secretary Usman Yusuf.
A copy of the report accused Yusuf of breaching the Public Procurement Act as well as the Public Service Rules.
The seven-man committee headed by a retired permanent secretary, Hassan Bukar, nonetheless, did not recommend Yusuf for prosecution.
The committee added that the NHIS boss, who has been on suspension since November twenty eighteen, had an unhealthy relationship with members of staff of the agency; local unions, health management organisations and health care providers.
This, the panel said, would have a negative effect on the health sector if he was allowed to retain his position.


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Alleged Corruption: FIFA Goes After Blatter, Platini In Bid To Recover $2m - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 17, 2019
The World football ruling body, FIFA has filed charges in a court in
Switzerland seeking to recover two million Swiss francs, about
one-point-five-six million pounds from former French football star,
Michel Platini.
It said the cash was paid wrongly by former FIFA President,Sepp
Blatter to Platini.  It added it is“duty-bound to recover the funds
illegally paid by one former official toanother.
This is coming amid what became part of the largestcorruption scandal
to shake the world football body, resulting inseveral prosecutions
and convictions in the U.S.
It would be recalled that both men were banned from footballin late
2015 over the payment made to the Frenchman byFIFA with Blatter’s
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Alleged coup: Rwanda bolsters force in car as rebels 'held back' - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 21, 2020
UN peacekeepers have said the rebel advance has been halted.
Mr Bozize has been barred from a presidential election due on Sunday.
Russia has also sent “several hundred soldiers and heavy weapons” to the country to support the government, the AFP news agency quotes a CAR government spokesman as saying.
The spokesman, Ange Maxime Kazagui, said the Russian forces were invited as part of bilateral agreements, AFP reports.
The number of additional Rwandan soldiers deployed has not been given but the defence ministry said the operation was done “under existing bilateral agreements” with CAR.

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Alleged Criminal Fraud: FG Approves U.S. Request To Extradite Abba Kyari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 3, 2022
Kyari is wanted to stand trial for conspiracy to commit wire fraud,
money laundering and identity theft.
He was accused of conspiring with a United Arab Emirates based
Nigerian, Ramon Abbas, alias Hushpuppi to commit the crime.
A grand jury, last April 29, had filed an indictment against Kyari with
the approval of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami had on Tuesday filed an application before the Chief
Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja for Kyari’s extradition.
The AGF said the application followed a request by the Diplomatic
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Alleged Culpable Homicide: Court Adjourns Indefinitely Trial Of El-Zakzaky, Wife - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 25, 2019
AKaduna State High Ccourt presided over by Justice Gideon Kurada on Mondayadjourned indefinitely, the trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement inNigeria, IMN also known as Shiite, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife,Zinat.
El-Zakzakyand wife are standing trial over allegations of culpable homicide, unlawfulassembly, and disruption of public peace, among others.
Thejudge, Justice Gideon Kurada, adjourned indefinitely, following his appointmentto serve as the judge in the Presidential and National Assembly ElectionsPetitions Tribunal in Yobe state.
Speakingto newsmen shortly after the adjournment, Femi Falana,  Senior Advocate ofNigeria, SAN and lead counsel to the defendants said, aside the absence of the trial Judge, his Clients El-Zakzaky andwife Zinat, were in dire need of medical attention, the reason they could notappear in court.


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Alleged Culpable Homicide: Court Adjourns Indefinitely Trial Of El-Zakzaky, Wife - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 25, 2019
AKaduna State High Ccourt presided over by Justice Gideon Kurada on Mondayadjourned indefinitely, the trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement inNigeria, IMN also known as Shiite, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife,Zinat.
El-Zakzakyand wife are standing trial over allegations of culpable homicide, unlawful assembly,and disruption of public peace, among others.
Thejudge, Justice Gideon Kurada, adjourned indefinitely, following his appointmentto serve as the judge in the Presidential and National Assembly ElectionsPetitions Tribunal in Yobe state.
Speakingto newsmen shortly after the adjournment, Femi Falana,  Senior Advocate ofNigeria, SAN and lead counsel to the defendants said, aside the absence of the trial Judge, his Clients El-Zakzaky andwife Zinat, were in dire need of medical attention, the reason they could notappear in court.


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Alleged Defamation: Atiku Demands Written Apology, N500m From Buhari’s Aide - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 20, 2019
Former Vice President and People Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has demanded five hundred million naira and a written apology from Lauretta Onochie an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, for spreading lies capable of damaging his reputation on the social media.
Atiku in a letter said he would sue Onochie for two billion naira damages if she fails to meet his demands.
He added that he would pursue a criminal charge against her if there occurs any further malicious and defamatory publication against him.
In the letter, he referred to a post on Onochie’s Twitter handle where she reportedly stated: ‘Atiku on UAE watch list – Security Sources.’
The letter added that if she failed to comply with the demands within the next forty eight hours from the date of the letter, he shall be compelled to activate the full weight of the legal machinery against her.


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Alleged Dollar Hoarding: EFCC Storm Bureau De Change Hub In Abuja￼ - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 29, 2022
The raid was a covert operation to dislodge currency speculators who are
alleged to be massively mopping up available foreign currencies, according to reports.
The raid is said to be product of weeks of surveillance in which agents
of the EFCC have been monitoring the activities of most of the Bureau de change operators in the Wuse 4 axis.
The anti- graft agency is said to be working on intelligence that some forces with massive naira inflow have mobilized resources and are busy buying up available foreign currencies especially the United States dollar, to either hoard or smuggle the same out of Nigeria.
Some operatives of the Commission have also been spotted at major airports in the country, in what a source said is a coordinated nationwide
operation that will be extended to all the major commercial cities such as
Kano, Lagos and Port Harcourt.
There has lately been a run on the value of the Naira with the currency
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Alleged Dollar Non-Remittance: Presidency Wades Into CBN, NNPC Feud - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 2, 2022
The CBN on Friday blamed the non-remittance of dollars to foreign reserves by NNPC as the reason for the plunge of the naira in the official and parallel markets.
At the time of the allegation, the naira traded for N700/$1 at the parallel market and N415.96/$1 at the official market.
But in what could be seen as contradicting the CBN claim, a document from the NNPC on Sunday showed that the company remitted a total of $2.7bn into its accounts with the CBN from January to June this year.
Financial experts and some Nigerians were taken aback at the counterclaims by the federal government institutions with some of them
describing the development as “an embarrassment” to the country.
Although the spokesman for the CBN was not immediately available for comments, some top officials of the apex bank said the presidency had
waded into the matter.
According to reports, the NNPC had spent N1.1 trillion this year on petrol subsidy just as the government budgeted N4trn to cover petrol subsidy for the 2022 fiscal year ending May 2023.

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Alleged Election Result Altering: INEC Officer In Detained In Imo State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 25, 2019
The Chairman, the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC Mahmood Yakubu, said one of the officers of the commission in Imo statehad been detained in Police custody for allegedly altering election results.
Yakubu, who said this at a media briefing in Abuja, addedthat the commission would not spare any officer of the commission found to beinvolved in any election malpractice.
The INEC boss promised that the officer would beinvestigated and if found guilty would be made to face the full wrath of thelaw.
Yakubu also said that a corps member, Ibisiki  Amachree, an INEC ad hoc staff, was feared dead in Rivers during the Presidentialand National Assembly elections in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers
He said that sporadic shooting during the exercise, whichled to stray bullet killed the corps member and left others severely injured.He described Amachree as a patriotic Nigerian who contributed to the success ofthe electioniv[id^�^e	�

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Alleged Election Rigging: Atiku, PDP Leaders Show Video Proofs To Abdulsalami, Kukah, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 1, 2019
Presidentialcandidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Atiku Abubakar and the NationalChairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, have shown video clips of allegedrigging of the February 23 presidential and National Assemblyelections in the country to members of the National Peace Committee headed by aformer Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar.
Amongthose who watched the clips with the former head of state were Cardinal JohnOnaiyekan and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah.
PDPmembers who were at the meeting, which was held at the Asokoro, Abuja residenceof the former Vice-President, included the PDP vice-presidential candidate,Peter Obi; President of the Senate, who is also the Director-General of the PDPPresidential Campaign Council, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives, Yakubu Dogara.
Itwas gathered that Abdulsalami had been trying to meet with Atiku and his teamsince the announcement of the election results by the Chairman of theIndependent National Electoral Commission Mahmood Yakubu in Abuja in the earlyhours of Wednesday.


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Alleged Ethnic Cleansing: Ethiopia Rejects HRW Report On Tigray. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 7, 2023
HRW said in a report issued on June 1 that the November peace agreement to end the two-year conflict in Tigray had not stopped “ethnic cleansing” in the disputed western part of the
region.
HRW further said since the outbreak of armed conflict in Tigray in November 2020, Amhara security forces and interim authorities have carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Tigrayan population in Western Tigray, committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.
But the Ethiopian government said the US-based rights group had made the allegations “without conducting a thorough and credible investigation in all areas affected by the conflict.
The UN-backed Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia in September issued a report saying there was evidence of widespread human rights violations by all sides during the fighting that erupted in the northern Tigray region in November 2020.


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Alleged Ethnic Cleansing: Ethiopia Rejects HRW Report On Tigray - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 7, 2023
HRW said in a report issued on June 1 that the November peace agreement to end the two-year conflict in Tigray had not stopped “ethnic cleansing” in the disputed western part of the region.
HRW further said since the outbreak of armed conflict in Tigray in November 2020, Amhara security forces and interim authorities have carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Tigrayan population in Western Tigray, committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.
But the Ethiopian government said the US-based rights group had made the allegations “without conducting a thorough and credible investigation in all areas affected by the conflict.
The UN-backed Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia in September issued a report saying there was evidence of widespread human rights violations by all sides during the fighting that erupted in the northern Tigray region in November 2020.


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Alleged Extortion: Army To Investigate, Punish Erring Personnel - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 7, 2020
TheNigerian Army Headquarters has vowed to carry out investigation into theallegation of extortion of commuters by its personnel in Borno State with aview to sanction them.
Thisfollowed an allegation by Governor Babagana Zulum, of Borno State, when heencountered an incident at a military checkpoint along Damaturu-Maiduguri road.
TheGovernor was reported to have accused soldiers of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’,deployed along Maiduguri–Damaturu Road, of extorting commuters and causing themunnecessary hardship.
TheNigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, in astatement said the Army, as a professional and disciplined institution, viewedsuch allegations seriously, particularly coming from a governor.
Accordingto him, it is on record that whenever such allegations of troops’ misconductwere made in the past, the Army never reneged in conducting thoroughinvestigations.

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Alleged False Assets Declaration: CCT Dismisses No-Case Submission By Onnoghen - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 29, 2019
TheCode of Conduct Tribunal, CCT has dismissed the no case submission filed by thesuspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, in the ongoingtrial over alleged false assets declaration.
Chairmanof the CCT, Danladi Umar, held that Justice Onnoghen must enter his defence onMonday, April 1.
Earlier,Onnoghen accused the Code of Conduct Bureau of not following set StandardOperation Procedures in instituting the case against him.
Onnoghen,through his Counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, also said that it was illegal andunconstitutional for the prosecution not to comply with rules by investigatingthe allegation before filling the case.
Thesuspended CJN added that what the prosecution filed, were mainly hearsay devoidof the true position of the issue in the assets declaration
Hesaid the allegation on him was documentary hearsay which is not admissible andshould be expunged.
Onnoghenis arraigned at the CCT following a charge against him brought by the Code ofConduct Bureau in January.


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Alleged Financial Crime: Court Clears Ex-NNPC GMD, Yakubu, Of $9.8m Money Laundering Charges - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 31, 2022
Yakubu, is facing an alleged $9.8m money laundering charge.
On February 3, 2017, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, raided the Kaduna property of the former NNPC
chief and recovered the sum of $9.8m and £74,000 stashed in a fire-
proof safe.
He is alleged to have omitted the monies beyond the five million naira
threshold from the EFCC asset declaration form given to him to fill in
2015.
In his defence, Yakubu claimed that he received the monies as gifts and
estacodes in different tranches. He said he gathered the monies within a
five-year period and decided to keep them in his house pending when he
decides to open a business venture of his choice.
Delivering judgment on Thursday, the judge said the EFCC failed to
establish that the defendant received cash payment beyond the five
million naira threshold.
He described Yakubu’s evidence as credible, adding that he had no
reason to disbelieve it.
The judge added that the EFCC did not do a good job in its
investigation.
Consequently, the judge ordered that the monies deposited in the Central
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Alleged Financial Impropriety: Imo Assembly Speaker Impeached - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 13, 2020
Collins was removed from office by the lawmakers on Friday during a plenary at the legislative chamber of the Assembly complex in Owerri, the state capital.
When the motion of the former speaker’s impeachment was move, it was supported by 19 out of the 27 members of the House.
Collins was impeached over allegations of financial impropriety, high handedness, and gross misconduct, among others.
Following his impeachment, the lawmakers elected Paul Emeziem from Onuimo Local Government Area as the new Speaker of the House.

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Alleged Fraud: Court Grants EFCC Leave To Amend Charge Against Babachir, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 18, 2019
An FCTHigh Court in Maitama, has granted leave to the Economic and Financial CrimesCommission, EFCC to amend the charge in the trial of former Secretary to theGovernment of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and three others, over allegedN544 fraud.
The formerSGF was arraigned on Feb. 12 alongside Hamidu Lawal, a director in his company,Sulaiman Abubakar.
JusticeOkeke granted the leave for EFCC to amend charge and in accordance with section218 of ACJA in addition he must file a fresh charge.
EFCC filescharges against ex-SGF Lawal, Oke, wife Okeke also granted the prayers of thedefendants ‘s counsel and ordered that the defendants continue in the existingbail conditions.
Inaddition he said since the defendants‘s counsel complained of the effect ofprosecution‘s amended charge on their preparation he would grant anadjournment. Okeke adjourned until April 11 for commencement of trial.


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Alleged Fraud: Court Imposes 1billion Naira Bail On Maurice Iwu - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 9, 2019
Aformer chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Maurice Iwu,who was charged with an alleged fraud of N1.23 billion, has been admitted tobail in the sum of N1bn with two sureties in like sum.
JusticeChuka Obiozor said, in his ruling on Friday, that one the sureties must own alanded property in Lagos while the other must be a professor or a civil servantnot below Grade Level 16.
Thejudge said both sureties must furnish the court with the statement of theirbank accounts, showing a minimum balance of N1bn.
Thesureties are also to submit their recent passport photographs.
Inaddition, Iwu was ordered to deposit his passport with the Deputy ChiefRegistrar of the court.
Thejudge ordered that he should be remanded in the prison custody pending thefulfillment of the bail conditions.
TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission had on Thursday arraigned the ex-INECchairman on four counts bordering on fraud before the Federal High Court inLagos.

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Alleged Fraud: Court Overrules EFCC’s Application In Ex-Gov Shema Sure-P Trial - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 28, 2019
Federal High Court, Katsina division, today overruled the motion brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, seeking an adjournment of the hearing of motion brought by former Governor Shehu Shema, challenging his current alleged fraud trial at the court.
The EFCC had dragged Shema before the high court for allegedly laundering over five billion Naira belonging to the Katsina State Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program while in office.
The Commission had slammed the former governor with 26 counts bordering on alleged money laundering.
The charges, according to the EFCC were contrary to section 15 (2D) of the Money laundering Prohibition Act of 2011 as amended and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same act.
The former Governor consequently instituted a motion challenging his trial at the court as he described it an abuse of court process since a similar case was ongoing at a Katsina State High Court.
Justice Hadiza Shagari fixed hearing of the motion for today.
EFCC counsels were not in court today, although the court was told that the counsel had written an application seeking the adjournment of the hearing of the motion to another date.


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Alleged Fraud: Court Restrains AGF, ICPC From Seizing Yari’s Assets - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 20, 2019
Again an Abuja High Court hasstopped the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offencesCommission, ICPC and the Attorney General of the Federation from interferingwith the assets and properties belonging to former Zamfara State Governor AbdulazeezYari.
In a ruling, Justice Taiwo Taiwo inan ex-parte motion for interim injunctions, argued by Yari’s lawyer, MahmudMagaji, SAN also restrained the ICPC and AGF from interfering with Yari’senjoyment of the rights preserved in sections 34 of the constitution.
Justice Taiwo also directed partiesin the case to maintain status quo pending the hearing and determination of thesubstantive suit.
The Judge said the orders made areto subsist pending the determination of the fundamental rights enforcement suitfiled by the ex-governor.The former Governor, in seeking the ordersgranted, stated that he has been subjected to various forms of intimidation,arrest and detention based on spurious allegations by some powerful elements ofthe All Progressives Congress, APC against him to the agents of the 1st and 2ndrespondents, AGF and ICPC.


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Alleged Fraud: EFCC Denies Withdrawing Case Against Goje - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 9, 2019
A spokesman for theEconomic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC said he was not aware theanti-graft agency has withdrawn its case against Danjuma Goje.
The former governor ofGombe State was until Thursday, a contender for the post of the president ofthe Nigerian Senate.
He withdrew from therace after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and immediately endorsed hisrival Ahmed Lawan.
Goje is facing a21-count charge of misappropriation of 25 billion naira when he was thegovernor of Gombe state.
Less than 24 hoursafter his meeting with Buhari, EFCC lawyers told the court on Friday that theCommission was transferring Goje’s case to the office of the attorney-generalof the Federation.
When theeight-year-old case came up for an emergency hearing before Justice BabatundeQuadiri of Jos Federal High Court II on Friday, instead of the originalschedule of June 20, the lead counsel for EFCC in the case Wahab Shittu saidthe Commission was no longer prosecuting the case.


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Alleged Fraud: EFCC To Invite Kwankwaso, Wamakko - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 22, 2019
Two former governors, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and AliyuMagatakarda Wamakko would soon be guests of the Economic and Financial CrimesCommission, EFCC.
The former governors would be quizzed on allegationsof money laundering and misappropriation of state funds during their tenure.
Kwankwaso, would be invited based on petitionsalleging diversion of local government funds amounting to 3.08 billion nairaand Wamakko, ex-governor of Sokoto State would be expected to clear the airover allegations of theft of public funds and money laundering totalling 15 billionnaira.
EFCC said in confidence that the Commission iscurrently carrying out investigations into several petitions brought against thetwo former governors in 2015.
The source said investigations into this and otherpetitions were ongoing to trace where these funds were deposited, adding thatKwankwaso would soon be invited by the EFCC to defend the allegations.

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Alleged Fraud: Senate Uncovers Defunct PHCN’s 14.7bn Stashed In Banks - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 10, 2022
Senate Public Accounts Committee, relied on the report of 2017 auditor general’s report to reveal the hidden proceed in commercial banks as at December 31, 2016, whereas, the privatisation on PHCN had been concluded since 2013.
The Bureau however in its written submission said two separate sums of over 3.2 million naira (allegedly held in Fidelity Bank) and 18.1 billion naira  (held in Stanbic Bank PLC) are unaudited bank balances that were actually no longer in existence as at the date of the audited financial statements or asked questions, the matter would have been clarified.
It added that the with regards to the two other bank balances 4.4 billion naira (Access Bank PLC) and 10.2 billion naira in First City Monument Bank, FCMB.
Meanwhile, the correct balance in Access Bank as at December 31, 2016 was zero as the bank had transferred a swelled balance of 34.1 million dollars to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN domiciliary account.

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Alleged Fraud: Serap Sues President Buhari Over Missing N881bn In 367 MDAs - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 1, 2021
The suit followed allegations contained in part 2 of the 2018 annual audited report by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation that the amount was spent by 367 MDAs without any appropriation.
SERAP in the suit, filed last week at the Federal High Court in Abuja, is seeking, an order to compel the President to probe the alleged missing funds.
The Group’s Lawyer, Kolawole Oluwadare, is arguing that complying with constitutional requirements and international standards on spending of public funds would ensure effective and efficient management of public resources, and put the country’s wealth and resources to work for the common good of all Nigerians.
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Alleged Fraud: Court Grants Ex-IGP Ehindero Leave To File No-Case Submission - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 19, 2019
An FCT High Court Apo,  on Wednesday granted a former Inspector-Generalof Police , Sunday Ehindero, leave to file his no-case submission out of time.
The former police boss and a Commissioner of Policein charge of finance and budget at the Force headquarters, John Obaniyi, arebeing tried by the Independent  CorruptPractices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before Justice SylvanusOriji, on an amended 10-count charge bordering on fraud, giving false statement  and conspiracy.
They were accused by ICPC of misusing the sum ofN557 million donated by the Bayelsa Government to the Nigerian Police Force topurchase of arms and ammunition, which they were alleged to have diverted intoseparate accounts belonging to them.
ICPC  allegedthat the defendants conspired and used their positions to place N500millionbeing part of  N557 million  donated by the Bayelsa Government in twofixed deposit accounts.
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Alleged Gross Misconduct: IGP Rejects Magu’s Request For Bail, Directs Him To Presidential Panel - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 15, 2020
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, has asked Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to direct his bail application to the Presidential Panel investigating him.
Oluwatosin Ojaomo, Magu’s legal representative, asked the IGP to grant bail to his client on self recognizance, after the suspended EFCC chief had spent four days in custody.
Magu was arrested on July 6 and whisked to the Presidential Villa in Abuja where he was grilled by the panel headed by Ayo Salami, a retired President of the Appeal Court.
He was later moved to Area 10 Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID of the Police in Abuja where he has since been detained.
He is being probed for alleged gross misconduct. He was alleged to have mishandled the recovered loot and sold seized assets to his associates.
In a letter dated July 14, 2020, and addressed to Ojaomo, the IGP said the Police Force is not investigating and detaining Magu, so, it cannot grant the bail request.
The letter, signed by Idowu Owohunwa, Principal Staff Officer to the IGP, advised the lawyer to redirect his request to the Chairman of the Presidential Panel for appropriate attention.


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Alleged House Invasion: Court Dismisses Okorocha’s N2bn Suit Against EFCC, Ex-IG Idris - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 28, 2019
TheFederal High Court sitting in Jos, on Thursday threw out a 1.25 billion naira damagessuit filed by Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, against the now former Inspector-Generalof Police, Ibrahim Idris, and the EFCC.
Okorochafiled the suit against the IGP and EFCC in November 2018 for allegedly invadingand ransacking his house in Jos.
Deliveringjudgment, Justice Musa Kurya dismissed Okorocha’s application for lacking inmerit.
Eventhough there was no record of how the search warrant was obtained, a searchwarrant dated May 3, 2017 from a Magistrate has been attached asexhibit before the court.
Okorochaalleged that the IGP and the anti-graft agency breached his fundamental humanrights following the May 3, 2017 invasion.

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Alleged Human Rights Violations: UN Calls For Rights Groups Access To Tigray - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
December 22, 2020
Ethiopia’s army has been fighting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a small band of insurgents who became a guerrilla arm, for almost seven weeks.
The conflict has displaced almost 950,000 people, many of them have fled to neighbouring Sudan. Access for humanitarian workers had been impossible until recently. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said two humanitarian assessment missions were able to enter the region on Monday.

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Alleged Illegal Detention: DSS Says El-Zakzaky, Dasuki, Sowore Opted For Service’s Custody - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 16, 2019
The Department of State Services, DSShas said that the former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, leader of theIslamic Movement in Nigeria Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and Sahara Reporters publisherOmoleye Sowore chose to remain in DSS custody instead of any other correctionalfacility.
DSS Spokesman, Peter Afunanya in astatement said there has been uproar about alleged illegal detention of somepersons undergoing trials at the Courts and disobedience to Court orders by theservice.
It added that Sambo Dasuki andIbrahim El-Zakzaky had appealed to the Courts to be left in the custody of theservice instead of the correctional centres.
The statement also said OmoleyeSowore, who, on a similar order of the Court, was to be remanded at the Kuje orSuleja Centre, but chosen to be kept at the DSS.

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Alleged Infractions: Minister To Investigate Allegations Against SARS Personnel - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
October 7, 2020
The Press Secretary to the Minister, Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
Dingyadi said the idea was to secure justice for the victims and reprimand erring officers involved in such violation of citizens’ right and unprofessional conducts.
He expressed concern over the incessant report of infractions against personnel of the squad and other Police operational units. The Minister called on the leadership of the Nigeria Police to strengthen its outfits responsible for monitoring of personnel to ensure professional and improved service delivery

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Alleged Killing: Another Nigerian Allegedly Tortured To Death By South African Police - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 14, 2019
AnotherNigerian Citizen, Maxwell Ikechuku Okoye, from Oji River Local Government Areaof Enugu State, has been allegedly killed by members of the South AfricanPolice Service in Ladysmith, Kwa-zulu-Natal Province.
TheVice-President, Nigerian Union in South Africa, Joshua Ogade Itua,speaking  in Pretoria said that Okoye was allegedlytortured to death in the early hours of Friday.
Accordingto the Chairman of Nigerian Union South Africa, Ladysmith Chapter, the Policecame to the deceased apartment and forced their way in.
Ituasaid that NUSA leaders then went to the police for fact finding, noting thathis death has added to the number of Nigerians that were killed either by the Policeor through Xenophobia in that country.
Maxwellwas born on October  5, 1979, and issurvived by two children.


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Alleged Misappropriation: Court Admits More Documents In Evidence Against Okupe - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 15, 2019
TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has submitted more documents inevidence against Doyin Okupe, which were admitted by the Court on Friday at anAbuja High Court.
Okupe, aformer Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President GoodluckJonathan, is being prosecuted by EFCC on a 59-count charge for allegedlyreceiving money from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, andrendering no services.
At theresumed trial, the third prosecution witness Hassan Saidu, who was led inevidence by Ibrahim Audu, submitted documents including account opening packagefor an account in Zenith Bank, a statement made by Okupe and other documents.
Saidu toldthe Court that following intelligence report regarding misappropriation byOkupe, he was invited to the EFCC office and interviewed.
The trialjudge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu adjourned the matter until April 1st for thedefence team to cross examine the witness.


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Alleged Misappropriation Of Funds: Kano Anti-Graft Agency Says They Are Still Investigating Emir Sanusi - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 10, 2019
TheKano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has vowed tocontinue with its investigation on the alleged misappropriation of N3.4 billionby the Kano Emirate Council.
TheCommission’s Chairman, Muhuyi Magaji, made this known while addressing a newsconference in Kano on Monday.
Hesaid By virtue of Section 8 of Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruptionCommission Law 2008 (as amended), which provides that in `exercising its powersunder this law, the commission shall not be subjected to the direction andcontrol of any authority.
Magajiadded that as far as the commission is concerned this investigation is ongoingand the commission will do everything legally possible to deliver its mandatewith respect to the case.
’Heexplained that the commission found it necessary to make the clarification thatthe investigation did not commence at the instance of the government of Kanostate, but as a result of series of complaints by concerned citizens of thestate.


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Alleged Money Laundering: Court Remands Former INEC Boss, Maurice Iwu In EFCC Custody - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 8, 2019
A Federal High Court sitting inLagos has ordered that, Maurice Iwu be remanded in custody of the Economic andFinancial Crimes Commission, EFCC, till Friday when his application for bailwill be heard.
Prior to the remand order, the EFCChad arraigned the former INEC Chairman before Justice Chuka Obiozor on a fourcount charge of concealment, fraud and money laundering of N1.2billion.
In the charge filed against theformer INEC Chairman, the EFCC alleged that Professor Iwu aided the concealmentof the sum of N1.203 billion between December 2014 and March 2015.
The sum was said to be in the bankaccount of Bioresources Institute of Nigeria Limited and domiciled in the UnitedBank for Africa, UBA Plc.
The money is believed to be part ofthe N23.29b slush fund allegedly shared by former petroleum minister, DiezaniAllison-Madueke, to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential elections.
Professor Iwu pleaded not guilty toall the charges.

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Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC Re-Arraigns Justice Ajumogobia, Obla - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 15, 2019
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC on Wednesday re-arraigned a Judge of the Federal High Court, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Godwin Obla, over alleged money laundering charges.
EFCC charged Ofili-Ajumogobia and Obla on 18 counts bordering on conspiracy, unlawful enrichment, retention of crime proceeds and money laundering.
The defendants are standing trial before Justice Rilwan Aikawa.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty to all counts of the charge.
The defendants were first charged before an Ikeja Division of the High Court, which was struck out the charge on jurisdictional grounds.
Consequent upon the dismissal of the charge, the prosecution preferred same charges against the defendants, before the Federal High Court.
While Ofili-Ajumogobia took her plea to the charge on April 18, the second defendant (Obla) was absent from court.
Ajumogobia had pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was granted a bail of N10 million with two sureties in like sum.


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Alleged Money Laundry: Defence Says Fani-Kayode, Usman, Yusuf’s Statements To EFCC Involuntary - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 14, 2019
A Federal High Court in Lagos will on May 31st decide whether it will admit in evidence, statements allegedly made by a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, and three others facing money laundering charges.
Justice Mohammed Aikawa will rule on a preliminary objection challenging the admissibility of the statements allegedly made to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC which is  prosecuting the defendants.
Fani-Kayode is facing charges bordering on 4.6 billion naira money laundering alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, and Yusuf Danjuma, a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria ALGON.
The EFCC preferred a 17-count charge against the defendants but they pleaded not guilty, and were granted bail.
EFCC has since opened its case and the third prosecution witness, Shehu Shuaibu is being led in evidence.


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Alleged Money Laundry: EFCC Says No Amount Of Media Campaign Against Magu Will Stop Saraki’s Prosecution - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 1, 2019
The Economic andFinancial Crimes Commission EFCC says no amount of media campaign against itsChairman, Ibrahim Magu will stop the prosecution of the former President of theSenate, Bukola Saraki.
Spokesman of thecommission, Tony Orilade made this known in a statement in Abuja.
According to Orilade,the attention of the EFCC has been drawn to the false claim made by Saraki, whois face investigation here in Nigeria.
He further said thatincidentally, the EFCC had filed a detailed response against the judge’srestraining order and took up issues over the controversial interim order.
The spokesman said itwas absurd for Saraki  to be raising issues on what transpired during theconfirmation of EFCC boss in 2016 when he was no longer in charge of the senatein 2019.
The suits wereoriginally scheduled for hearing on Monday, June 24 but were however, adjournedtill July 2 to await the outcome of a petition the EFCC lodged against JusticeTaiwo Taiwo who is presiding over the matter.


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Alleged N1.2bn Scam: EFCC To Arraign Former INEC Chair - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
August 8, 2019
The Economic and FinancialCrimes Commission, EFCC is set to arraign a former Chairman of the IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INEC Maurice Iwu.
EFCC’s ActingSpokesperson, Tony Orilade who confirmed the planned arraignment in a statementin Abuja however, did not disclose when the former INEC chairman would appearin court.
Iwu who is alleged tohave between December 2014 and March 2015, aided the concealment of the sum ofone point two billion naira would be arraigned at a Federal High Court sittingin Lagos on a four-count charge bordering on money laundering.
Iwu is a NigerianProfessor of Pharmacognosy who was appointed Chairman of the INEC in June 2005,and was removed from office in April 2010.


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Alleged N1.4bn Fraud: NBA President Gets N250m Bail, As Court Orders Arrest Of 4 Akwa-Ibom Officials - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 1, 2019
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted bail tothe president of Nigerian Bar Association, Paul Usoro, in the sum of 250million naira, with one surety in like sum.
The Court also ordered the arrest of the Commissioner forFinance in Akwa Ibom State, Nsikan Nkan; as well as the state’s AccountantGeneral, Mfon Udomah.
The EFCC on Friday re-arraigned Usoro in a Federal HighCourt Lagos, on 10 counts of 1.4 billion naira fraud.
The Court also ordered the arrest of the state’s AttorneyGeneral and Commissioner for Justice, Uwemedimo Nwoko; and the cashier at theAkwa Ibom State Government House, Margaret Ukpe.
Justice Rilwan Aikawa issued a bench warrant against thefour Akwa-Ibom State officials on Friday following an application by theEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The Judge said the four state officials must be producedbefore him on March 18 by security agents.


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Alleged N1.9bn Fraud: Court Summons Niger CP Over Failure To Effect Arrest Of Ex Gov. Aliyu, Nasko - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 27, 2019
AFederal High Court in Minna on Monday ordered the Commissioner of Police inNiger to appear before it and offer explanation over his failure to execute thebench warrant issued for the arrest of former Gov. Babangida Aliyu and UmarNasko.
JusticeAminu Aliyu ordered the commissioner of police to appear with the two defendantson June 13, unfailingly.
Aliyuand Nasko were due to appear in court on May 23 for re-arraignment by the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,over alleged N1.9bn fraud but failed to show up, prompting Justice Aliyu toissue a bench warrant against them.
Whenthe matter came up on monday, Aliyu and Nasko were once again absent, with onlycounsel to the former governor Olajide Ayodele, SAN, present in court.
Ayodele,however, said he would undertake to ensure his client is informed of the nextadjourned date.
Onhis part, prosecution counsel, Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, expressed surprise atthe defendants’ absence without any cogent reason.
Thecase was adjourned until June 13.


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Alleged N1.9bn Fraud: EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-Governor Aliyu Of Niger, Nasko - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 13, 2019
TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, on Thursday re-arraignedBabangida Aliyu, a former Niger State Governor in a  Federal High Court in Minna for allegedlaundering of ecological funds of over N1.9 billion.
TheEFCC also re-arraigned Umar Nasko, a former Commissioner of Environment on eight counts of criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
Theoffence, the anti-graft agency said, contravened the provisions of Section18(a) of the money laundering Act, 2011 as amended and punishable underSsection15(3) of same Act.
Thetwo are accused of laundering ecological funds of over N1.940billion releasedby the Federal Government to the state in 2014.
Theduo were re-arraigned after their case was re-assigned to Justice Aminu Aliyufollowing the transfer of the former judge, Justice Yellim Bogoro, who waspresiding over the matter.
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Alleged N19.4bn Arms Funds: Court Fixes July 1 For Trial Of Dasuki, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 11, 2019
AnAbuja High Court, TOday , further fixed July 1st for trial to begin for formerNational Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and Bashir Yuguda, in the allegedmisappropriation of 19. 4 billion naira arms funds.
TheEFCC charged Dasuki, Yuguda alongside former Governor of Sokoto State AttahiruBafarawa, his son, Sagir and his company Dalhatu Investment Limited.
TheEFCC charged them with 25 counts bordering on criminal breach of trust andmisappropriation of public fund to the tune of 19. 4 billion naira.
Accordingto Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf, the Department of State Security DSS wrote aletter to the court alleging that Dasuki had refused to come to court.
Theletter was in response to a court order on April 16th on the DSS to produce Dasukiat the next adjourned date.
TheProsecution Counsel, Oluwaleke Otalagbe applied for a date to enable themregularise and know steps to take before the next adjourned date.
JusticeBaba Yusuf then adjourned to July 1st for hearing.


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Alleged N19.4bn Fraud: Court Fixes Dec. 11 To Hear EFCC’s Motion In Dasuki’s Trial - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 8, 2019
An Abuja High Court today fixed December 11, for hearing in the trial of Sambo Dasuki and four others over alleged misappropriation of over nineteen billion naira funds.
Read This: Graft: EFCC To Return Funds Recovered From Banks, HMOS To NHIS
Thepresiding Judge, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf adjourned the trial after theEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Counsel, Oluwaleken Atolegbeholding the brief for Rotimi Jacob, SAN, notified the Court of a motion hefiled.
Dasuki,former National Security Adviser under former President Goodluck Jonathan, wasarraigned alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda.
Also aformer Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, his son, Sagir and hiscompany, Dalhatu Investment Limited.
They arecharged with 25-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust,misappropriation of public fund among others.
Baba-Yusufadjourned the case until Decembe 11 for hearing in the motion on notice.

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Alleged n29bn Fraud: Ex-Adamawa Governor, Nyako, Son Lose Bid To Stop Charges At Appeal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 19, 2022
The Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed their appeal seeking to
terminate the fraud case against them on the grounds that the exhibits
and evidence provided by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, did not link them with the commission of the
alleged offences.
In a unanimous judgment of a 3-man panel of Justices of the Court of
Appeal, the former Adamawa Governor and his son were ordered to go
and defend themselves against the fraud charges.
Justice Olabisi Ige who read on behalf of the panel held that both oral
and documentary evidence tendered against them by the EFCC
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Alleged N29m Fraud: Court Adjourns Nyako’s Case Until May 13 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
April 10, 2019
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, adjourned the ongoing trial of a former governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako until May 13 for the defence to cross-examine the 20th prosecution witness, Chris Odofin.
When the matter was called, the EFCC, Oluwaleke Atolagbe told the court that Nyako’s counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN wrote a letter to the prosecution saying that he would be absent in court.
Atolagbe, however, told the court that the prosecution was ready to go on with the matter as they had their witness in court.
A counsel from the defence team, Bart Ogah said that they also needed more time to get records of proceedings of the court to enable them prepare to cross examine the witness. He said that the witness had testified over a long period of time and it was only right for the defence to properly prepare to cross examine him.
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Alleged N2bn Fraud: Again Absence Of Judge, Maina Stall Trial - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
October 6, 2020
the ongoing trial of Maina was, on Monday, hindered by the absence of the judge and the ex-pension reformed boss.
The court registrar, who announced that the court was indisposed, said the trial would continue the next day.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Maina (1st defendant) before Justice Abang, on Oct. 25, 2019, alongside his son, Faisal; and firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd.
Although Maina is facing 12-counts bordering on money laundering, he had pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
However, at the resumed trial on Tuesday, though counsel to all the parties were in court, including Sen. Ali Ndume, who is standing as surety for the ex-pension reformed chair, Justice Abang and Maina were conspicuously absent.

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Alleged N400m Fraud: Court Admits Metuh’s Expenditure Records In Evidence - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
April 9, 2019
The Federal High Court Abuja, has admitted into evidence, records of expenditure of the 400 million naira the former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Olisa Metuh is alleged to have fraudulently received.
The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang admitted the document titled; “President National Assignment Account, into evidence and marked it as exhibit D20.
Metuh had testified that the 400 million naira was paid to him by former President Goodluck Jonathan for a special national assignment.
He had also testified that he disbursed the money under the directives of the former president, after which he also tendered account with receipts of payments to him.
Metuh who was led in evidence by his counsel, Abel Ozioko, at the resumed hearing on Tuesday, confirmed that no part of the 400 million naira was used for the campaign activities of the PDP.

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Alleged N400m Fraud: Court Decides Metuh’s Fate Today - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
February 25, 2020
An Abuja High Court is expected to today, deliver ruling inthe trial of former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s DemocraticParty, PDP Olisa Metuh, over accusations of diversion of arms funds from theOffice of the former National Security Adviser, NSA Sambo Dasuki.
Metuh and his company, Destra Investment were in 2016charged on seven counts of money laundering by the Economic and FinancialCrimes Commission, EFCC after he reportedly received the sum of 400 millionnaira arms fund from  Dasuki.
The Presiding, Justice Okon Abang had fixed the date afterlistening to the final written addresses of the parties in the matter. ButMetuh’s counsel, Abel Ozioko, upheld that the funds were duly approved by theoffice of the then President, Goodluck Jonathan, and paid through the Dasuki topublicize the good works of the government ahead of the general electionsbetween 2014 and 2015.

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Alleged N4bn Fraud Case: Court To Hear Obiano’s Motion Challenging Jurisdiction. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 5, 2024
Obiano was arraigned on January 24 on a nine-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering to the tune of N4 billion.
The former governor pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him.
During the proceedings on Monday,  counsel to Obiano, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, informed the court that he had filed a motion challenging jurisdiction on behalf of his client.
Counsel to the EFCC,  Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, however, said that he had yet to file a reply to the motion because he was served on Monday morning in court.
The trial judge, Justice Ekwo advised the prosecutor to do his part by filing his response to the motion.


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Alleged N5bn Fraud: Court Says Former Gombe Governor Has Case To Answer - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 23, 2019
A Federal High Courtin Jos, Plateau State has ruled that a former Governor of Gombe State, DanjumaGoje, has a case to answer on counts eight and nine of the 21-count chargepreferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Goje, a servingSenator, is standing trial along with a former Executive Chairman of thestate’s Universal Basic Education Board, Aliyu El-Nafaty; and S.M. Dokoro foran alleged 5 billion naira fraud.
A fourth defendant,the ex-governor’s cousin, Sabo Tumu, who is now late, was removed from thecharge sheet. They are alleged to have been involved in alleged financialimpropriety, including the award of contracts for food supply to the state’sGovernment House during his tenure.
The EFCC had throughits counsel, Wahab Shittu, closed its case against them, on May 31,2018 after calling 25 witnesses and tendering several documents to prove itscase.  Ruling on the saidapplication, Justice Babatunde Quadri while discharging the defendants on 19 ofthe 21 counts, held that the defendants had a case to answer on counts eightand nine, and ruled that they should open their defence on May 8


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Alleged N5Bn Fraud: Malami’s Letter Stalls Arraignment Of Senator Stella Oduah - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 22, 2021
Oduah, now a Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial district in
the Senate, was to be arraigned on a 25-count charge, along with 8 other
defendants, all of who were present in court on Monday.
However, Oduah and her co-accused could not take the plea because of
an application by one of the defence lawyers and Senior Advocate of
Nigeria, Ogwu Onoja asking the court not to go on with taking the plea.
Onoja, who spoke on behalf of other defendants, told the court that there
was a petition dated January 29, to the Attorney General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, in respect of the charge.
The letter of complaint according to Onoja claimed that Oduah and the
other defendants are being persecuted.
According to the senior lawyer, having submitted the petition to the
AGF, he requested for the file but up till now, the EFCC vehemently
refused to remit the file to the AGF.
He queried why the AGF would request for a file to review a criminal
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Alleged N6.9bn Fraud: Fayose Still Being Investigated, Re-Arraignment Stalled - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
June 28, 2019
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC on Friday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that former Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose of facing N6.9 billion fraud before the court, was being investigated for other matters.
Fayose was billed for re-arraignment before Justice Aneke on Friday, but EFCC counsel, S.A. Obafemi, prayed the court to adjourn the case, saying that the commission was still investigating the defendant for other matters.
According to the counsel, there are no clear directive from the commission on the steps to take.
According to Obafemi, the main prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), was absent in court as a result of the situation.
He urged the court to adjourn the case.
Responding, defence counsel, Ola Olanipekun, SAN and Olalekan Ojo, SAN  opposed, the request for adjournment.
According to defence, there must be an end to litigation as the charge cannot lie before the court in perpetuity.


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Alleged n66m Fraud: Court Acquits Ex-Chief Of Air Staff, Mohammed Umar - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
March 17, 2022
The retired Air Marshal was charged on a one count of money
laundering involving N66 million allegedly cornered from the account of
the Nigerian Air Force during his time as the Chief of Air Force between
2010 and 2012.
Delivering judgement on the case, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, held that
there was nothing in the evidence of the prosecution linking Umar with
instructing the transfer of the said funds for the renovation of his private
property in Abuja.
Justice Dimgba said it would be dangerous to speculate on a wild
assumption that Umar must be aware of every financial transaction from
the Nigeria Air Force bank account.
Ruling on the propriety of the evidence led by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in February 2021, the judge
dismissed six out of the seven charges initially filed against Umar by the
anti-graft agency.
However, the judge ordered the former Chief of Air Staff to refund the
sum of N57 million to the Nigeria Air Force within seven working days.
The said funds was the actual amount used in refurbishing Umar’s
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Alleged N6bn Fraud: Court Again Adjourns Senator Goje’s Case Until July 4 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
June 21, 2019
The Federal High Court sitting inJos on Friday further adjourned the alleged N6 billion alleged fraud caselabeled against former Gombe State Governor, Sen Danjuma Goje by the AttorneyGeneral of the Federation .
EFCC has been prosecuting the casefor almost eight years until on June 7, when it handed over the case file tothe AGF.
The anti-graft Agency filed 21 countcharge of alleged N25 billion against Goje but later narrowed it to N6 billion.
Again 19 of the 21 charges werelater struck out leaving only two count in Goje’s “submission of No Case”
The case, which is before JusticeBabatunde Quadiri of Jos Federal High Court II, has even gone to the Jos Courtof Appeal as Goje appealed against decision of lower court with no date fixedfor the matter before EFCC hands off.
Justice Quadiri however adjournedthe case to July 4, for further hearing.


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Alleged N950m Fraud: You Have Case To Answer – Court Tells Shekarau, 2 Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
September 23, 2019
The Federal High Court sitting inKano, struck out the no-case submission filed by the former governor of KanoState, Ibrahim Shekarau, challenging his  alleged 950 million naira money laundering trial.
The EFCC, arraigned Shekarau on May24th, 2018, alongside former Foreign Affairs Minister, Aminu Wali and oneMansur Ahmad on six counts bordering on conspiracy and money laundering to thetune of 950 million naira.
Delivering his ruling, Justice LewisAllagoa, held that the EFCC has made out a prima facie case against thedefendants, warranting that they must defend themselves.
Allagoa adjourned the case untilNovember 18th and November 19th, for defence to open its case.
Earlier, Counsel to Shekarau and twoothers, Dauda Abdulrahman, and Abdul Adamu, on July 9 filed a no casesubmission.
Adamu said EFCC failed to present aprima facie case to warrant the defendants entering defense and urged the courtto discharge his clients.

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Alleged Non-Assets Declaration: CCT Reserves Ruling On Onnoghen’s Motions - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 11, 2019
TheCode of Conduct Tribunal, CCT on Monday reserved ruling on an
applicationfiled by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice
WalterOnnoghen, challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal to try him.
Chairmanof the tribunal Danladi Umar, took the decision to reserve the
rulingon the motion after counsel to parties canvassed their positions on
thematter in Abuja.
Thetribunal also reserved ruling on another application brought by the
suspendedCJN urging the tribunal chairman to recuse himself from the
trialprocess.
Umarsaid the tribunal had relied on Section 296(2) of the ACJA to
reserveruling on the two applications pending the hearing of the
substantivematter.
Healso held that the defendant’s trial would be conducted on daily basis
inaccordance with Section 296(3) of the Administration of Criminal
JusticeAct .
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Alleged Planned Islamization: Buhari Says No Religion, Faith Will Be Imposed On Nigerians - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
February 22, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has saidthat no particular religion or faith would be imposed on Nigerians as he sworeto defend the constitution of the land.
President Buhari also said that itwas dangerous, deceptive and ungodly to play politics with religion.
The President in a statement signedby his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity in Abuja on Friday said that someunscrupulous Nigerians are again falsely and wickedly claiming that theadministration has an agenda to impose Islam on Nigeria.
Adesina in the statement claimedthat the objective of those making the allegation was to stoke up religiousdivision for political gains. He said, some of these same persons made thesedevious and fabricated claims ahead of the 2015 election.

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Alleged Resignation: Osinbajo Dismisses Rumour - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
February 21, 2019
VicePresident Yemi Osinbajo has dispelled rumour of his resignation from thecurrent administration for being allegedly sidelined in the scheme of things.
Thesocial media became awash with reports of the Vice President’s resignation overalleged bashing by a cabal in the Presidency.
Hisabsence at a meeting with security chiefs by top presidency officials furtherfuelled the speculation.
ButOsinbajo attributed the report to mischief makers, who he said are bent oncreating rifts and tension within top officials of the current administration.
Onhis official twitter handle, the Vice President debunked the claim, dismissingit as fake news.

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Alleged Results Disruption: Police Arrest Kano Deputy Governor, Commissioner - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
March 11, 2019
The police in Kanohave arrested the Deputy Governor Nasir Yusuf Gawuna and the Commissioner forLocal Government, Murtala Sule Garo for allegedly attempting to disruptcollation of election results.
The results of 43local governments out of the 44 in the state were presented at the statecollation centre while awaiting that of Nasarawa local government which manyalleged that efforts were made to tamper with it.
It was alleged thatthe deputy governor and the commissioner in company of some political thugshave attacked the Nasarawa local collation centre on Monday and unleashedterror on the people before the security agents overpowered them and took themto Bompai Police headquarters.


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Alleged Tax Evasion: Court Renews Okocha’s Arrest Warrant - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
April 15, 2019
An Igbosere High Court in Lagos State on Monday has renewed a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Super Eagles captain, Augustine Okocha, over alleged tax evasion.
Justice Adedayo Akintoye extended the warrant, earlier issued on January 29, following an application made by the Lagos State Prosecutor, Yusuf Sule.
Sule told the court that Okocha was yet to settle out of court a 2017 alleged income tax evasion charge.
The prosecutor said that Okocha had also failed to appear in court since October 5, 2017, when the case first came up.
However, Okocha was not in court and was not represented by any lawyer.
Sule also said that Okocha had made contact with the Lagos Internal Revenue Service.
Granting the application, Justice Akintoye ruled that the Bench Warrant is to continue against the defendant.
The Case was adjourned until May 28 for further directions.